The top tier of the Big Five does not predict police decisions in ambiguous and high-pressure situations

Figures & data

Table 1. Descriptive statistics for Mini-IPIP items and scales.

	Item/scale	Min	Max	M	SD
A1	Sympathise with others’ feelings	1	5	3.86	0.77
A2	Am not interested in other people’s problems. (R)	1	5	4.31	0.85
A3	Feel others’ emotions.	1	5	3.88	0.73
A4	Am not really interested in others. (R)	1	5	4.48	0.65
C1	Get chores done right away	1	5	3.65	0.85
C2	Often forget to put things back in their proper place. (R)	1	5	3.96	0.98
C3	Like order.	1	5	4.02	0.69
C4	Make a mess of things. (R)	1	5	4.04	0.95
E1	Am the life of the party	1	5	2.90	0.93
E2	Do not talk a lot. (R)	2	5	3.64	1.00
E3	Talk to a lot of different people at parties.	1	5	3.52	0.98
E4	Keep in the background. (R)	2	5	3.87	0.77
I1	Have a vivid imagination	1	5	3.51	0.93
I2	Am not interested in abstract ideas. (R)	1	5	3.46	0.89
I3	Have difficulty understanding abstract ideas. (R)	2	5	3.76	0.78
I4	Do not have a good imagination. (R)	1	5	3.77	0.97
N1	Have frequent mood swings	1	5	1.91	0.92
N2	Am relaxed most of the time. (R)	1	5	2.31	0.84
N3	Get upset easily.	1	5	2.07	0.96
N4	Seldom feel blue. (R)	1	5	2.48	1.16
	Agreeableness	8	20	16.54	2.10
	Conscientiousness	7	20	15.67	2.56
	Extraversion	8	20	13.94	2.66
	Intellect/imagination	7	20	14.49	2.56
	Neuroticism	4	19	8.77	2.76

Notes. 1) (R) identifies reversed items; scores are presented after transformation to direct scores. 2) A: agreeableness; C: conscientiousness; E: extraversion; I: intellect/imagination; N: neuroticism.

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